Photography Tips for Beginners

This page contains a collection of articles we have written for those who are just getting into photography. These photography tips for beginners should hopefully help our readers to enhance their knowledge of photography and get the best out of their equipment.

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Photography gear and how to buy it:

1. What is a DSLR?
2. DSLR vs Point and Shoot
3. How to Buy a DSLR Camera
4. Where to Buy a DSLR
5. Must-have DSLR Accessories
6. How to Choose and Buy a Tripod for a DSLR Camera
7. First Nikon DSLR and Lens
8. Nikon Lens Naming Convention / Nomenclature
9. Nikon DSLR Error Messages
10. How to fix blinking “Err” error on new Nikon DSLR Cameras
11. Best Nikon lenses for Wedding Photography

Understanding basics of photography:

1. Understanding ISO – A Beginner’s Guide
2. Understanding Aperture – A Beginner’s Guide
3. Understanding Shutter Speed – A Beginner’s Guide
4. Understanding Digital Camera Modes
5. Understanding Metering and Metering Modes
6. Understanding ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture – A Beginner’s Guide
7. What is White Balance?
8. Nikon DX vs FX
9. How to Spot Dust on Your DSLR Sensor

Other photography tips:

1. What is Bokeh?
2. How to Obtain Maximum Bokeh
3. How to Take Good Pictures
4. How to Take Sharp Photos
5. Panoramic Photography Howto
6. Corporate Event Photography Tips
7. How to Photograph Corporate Portraits
8. Low-Light Photography Tips
9. How to use a Polarizer
10. How to Photograph Children
11. How to Photograph Birds
12. Raptor Photography
13. HDR Photography Tutorial
14. How to Photograph Textures
15. How to Photograph Waterfalls
16. How to Photograph the Moon
17. How to Photograph Fireworks
18. How to Photograph a Lightning
19. How to Find Total Shutter Actuations on Nikon and Canon DSLRs
20. Bokeh on Point and Shoot Cameras
21. Astrophotography: taking pictures of stars
22. Focal length comparison on Nikon DX (1.5 crop factor) cameras
23. Nikon Lens Bokeh Performance
24. First Nikon Lens?
25. Nikon Firmware Update

Photography FAQ series:

1. Photography FAQ #1
2. Photography FAQ #2
3. Photography FAQ #3
4. Photography FAQ #4

Hardware and software tips:

1. How to Recover Deleted Photographs From Memory Cards
2. How to Calibrate Your Monitor
3. Best Monitor for Photography
4. Is your Browser Color-Managed?
5. What is EXIF Data?
6. How to remove EXIF Data?
7. How to Organize Digital Pictures
8. DNG vs RAW format
9. How to view DNG thumbnails in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
10. RAW vs JPEG format
11. Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for 64 bit Vista or Windows 7